“Anxiety is the interest paid on trouble before it is due.”

“What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.”

“The proper time to influence the character of a child is about 100 years before he is born.”

“Public opinion: a vulgar impertinent anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for any one of us who is not content to be the average man.”

“There are two kinds of fools: one says 'This is old therefore it is good' the other says 'This is new therefore it is better.'”

“The effect of boredom on a large scale in history is underestimated. It is a main cause of revolutions and would soon bring to an end all the static Utopias and the farmyard civilization of the Fa...”

“Sometimes two people have to fall apart, to realize how much they need to fall back together.”

“Good literature is one key to peace. When we stop reading each other, when we stop paying attention to each other's words and stories, we too easily oppose one another.”

“There is only one motive for writing a novel: to be published and read. To me there is no distinction between the mystery novel and the novel, only between good books and bad books. A good book tak...”